Hunter-Gatherer Transformations and Mixed Economies: A Case Study from Alaska

Autor(en)

Alberto Buela

Abstrakt

This paper presents a materialist research strategy for the study of historical processes of change among hunter-gatherers, as they become incorporated into industrial society. Two aspects are discussed: 1) a theoretical model of sociocultural systems for categorising phenomena, and 2) a theoretical principle for identifying causal relationships. The approach is illustrated with a case study on the transformations of an Alaskan Inupiaq community, touching on several aspects of sociocultural life, including population, subsist- ence, technology, social organisation, economy, and politics. The focus lies on the changing role of the hunting economy and its related institutions.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie

Journal

Journal für Entwicklungspolitik (JEP)

Band

32

Seiten

17–40

Anzahl der Seiten

24

ISSN

0258-2384

DOI

https://doi.org/10.20446/JEP-2414-3197-32-4-17

Publikationsdatum

2016

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

504017 Kulturanthropologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Geography, Planning and Development, Development

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/0ac6cf13-5d5f-4e21-ba22-f8ff145240ea